biblical
/ˈbɪblɪkəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
In accordance with the teachings of the Bible (according to some interpretation of it).
adj
Alternative letter-case form of biblical.
Example Sentences
- "Tithing is both a quranic and biblical virtue."
- "Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind."
- "She claws it away with her fingers. Falls heavily on her shoulders. Accepts the congratulations of her teammates, who look like they have just seen a biblical miracle."
- "biblical morality"
- "The biblical teaching is that…"
- "Mike Pompeo, the former US secretary of state, has defended Israel’s decades-long control of the Palestinian territories by claiming that the Jewish state has a biblical claim to the land and is therefore not occupying it."
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek βῠ́βλος (bŭ́blos) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βυβλίον (bublíon) Ancient Greek βιβλίον (biblíon) Ancient Greek βῐβλῐ́ᾰ (bĭblĭ́ă)bor. Latin Biblia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Medieval Latin biblicus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English biblical From Medieval Latin biblicus + English -al, equivalent to bible + -ical.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more biblical (comparative)
most biblical (superlative)